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DATELINE: CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN

Alexa Lily McCarty was born on March 29, 2011 in Bend, Oregon. Proud parents, Chris & Amanda McCarty, along with grateful grandparents Kelly & Margaret McCarty would like to invite you to a Michigan “Meet The Baby” party on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011.The outdoor celebration will take place at Kelly & Margaret's home starting at 1 pm. It will be an informal, casual dress affair, and kids are welcome. Dinner will be served at 2 pm.

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MEET
ALEXA LILY McCARTY

Sunday, September 4, 2011

 PLEASE RSVP
 There are 3 easy ways to RSVP...

Fill out our RSVP form
Call Kelly @ (586) 596-1162
E-Mail your RSVP to reply@mccartymetro.com

Please RSVP before August 15 so we know how much food, beer, pop, etc. to buy.

DATELINE: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
A wedding took place on Father's Day weekend in Nashville. Lauren McCarty and Aaron Staggs said their vows on Saturday, June 18th at the 

You may now kiss your bride A marine's send off

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Out of the church and to the reception... ... For some dancin'

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The US Marines meet the US McCarty's A very proud papa on Father's Day weekend with his girls

DATELINE: METRO HQ

It's a possible case of renter rage or foreclosure fury in Detroit. The original McCarty Metro Headquarters at 9323 Sussex was deliberately ripped apart. The residents moved over the weekend and Monday night allegedly used a truck and chain to pull off the front porch. Current Metro editor Kelly McCarty is extremely disappointed by the trashing of not only the original McCarty Metro HQ, but also the house that he and his brothers grew up in. While some may find it amusing, for the neighbors and the neighborhood, it's a big problem that has to be addressed. "It makes the neighborhood even worse. Every day it's getting worse. We have six vacant houses, and this street is terrible," said Marcus Todd. "The house was going to be foreclosed, but I didn't know they were going to do it like this," he added. The mess will probably remain for some time. "I think they're just going to leave it like this because all the other vacant houses, they haven't done anything to them," Todd told us.

DATELINE: MIKE & KAREN SEE 'BANJO' STEVE MARTIN
Whatta show! Karen and Mike saw Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers play a boffo bluegrass concert Sunday evening, June 26, at Frederik Meijer Gardens. We were down in front, center stage. And we were among 1,900 fans who packed the sold-out amphitheater to see the band do tunes from Steve's first album, "The Crow," and his new album, "Rare Bird Alert." Lots of humor, too. And Martin did a rockin' encore, finally closing with a bluegrass version of "King Tut." "Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia, King Tut." Grand Rapids was the third stop on the band's tour, following Midland and Ann Arbor. The band will do a Fourth of July concert on the Washington D.C. mall. http://www.stevemartin.com/stevemartin/tour.html. Then it's on to Britain, and back to the States. If you get a chance, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers are a must-see.

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

The Declaration of Independence is rich with history and is the founding document of the United States of America. There are many known facts about the Declaration of Independence and there many facts that are not so well known to us.

The Declaration of Independence is an act of the Second Continental Congress.
It was adopted on July 4, 1776
The Declaration of Independence declared that the 13 Colonies in North America were “free and independent states"
The Declaration explained the justifications for separation from the British crown.
It was also an expansion of Richard Henry Lee’s resolution which had been passed on July 2.
The Declaration is on display in the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington DC
The Declaration of Independence is considered to be the founding document of the United States of America
Americans celebrate Independence on July 4 which was the day that the Declaration was adopted.
John Hancock was the first and only person to sign the Declaration on July 4, 1776.
John Hancock was the President of the Continental Congress at the time of the signing of the Declaration.
The remaining 54 delegates did not sign the Declaration until August 2, 1776.
The Second Continental Congress formed a committee known today as “The Committee of Five. It consisted of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
The Committee of Five was to come up with a draft for the Declaration. The Committee decided that Jefferson would write the Declaration of Independence.
The Committee of Five first presented the document to Congress on June 28, 1776.

DATELINE: 2011 DAN MCCARTY GOLF CLASSIC
16th Annual DMGC had 128 paid golfers. Over $30,000 was raised for The Lupus Alliance, MI IN Affiliate thanks to the help of the UHY Team and the McCarty Family:

Congratulations to the 2011 winners: Team Decker

DANIEL J. MCCARTY
August 4, 1955 - May 25, 1996
"THE BEST OF THE BEST"

Thank you for joining us and being part of our celebration of DJ's life. Not a day goes by that I do not think about my brother. He was truly a great man, son, and brother.

I think about my brother often. Losing someone close makes you appreciate the small things in life too. I sometimes feel sorry that he is not here to enjoy them with me. Whether it is a red wings game, a good time golf scramble, a bad joke, you name it, I am disappointed I can't share it with him. Things like that make me glad that I have a lot of great memories with DJ. He coached my baseball team growing up, he helped me in college, and he mentored me in business. He made me laugh, he made me think, and he helped make me who I am today.

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I guess this is just a reminder to spend some time with those that are important to you, enjoy the small stuff, tell them thank you for being part of your life, and share a bad joke with them. Someday you may look back on those tiny moments, and they will become some of your
most enjoyable, endearing memories.

- Steve McCarty

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1st Place Team 5A

M. Decker 
P. Bonkowski
D. Russel
T. Loriaux

Closest To The Pin #2 
Andrew Kirk 

Closest To The Pin #6
Paul Hoover

Closest To The Pin #11
Kevin Pottenger

Closest To The Pin #14
Kris Kuhn

Closest To The Pin #16
Hargleaves

Longest Drive #5
Jess Goins

Longest Drive 18
Ryan Shutter

THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT!

A special thanks to all the sponsors, Chuck Pottenger and the entire Lupus Alliance, all the golfers who played and donated to a great cause, Steve & Kristen McCarty, the wonderful ladies who worked the day of the event to help make it a great day for all

 

Paula the Octopus to predict Women's World Cup 

During the World Cup in South Africa, Paul the Octopus shot to fame for his psychic match predictions. But his death in October has left a gap in the market for this year's Women's competition, starting in Germany on Sunday. So step forward Paula. 

The tentacled tipster was put through her paces on Friday in Konstanz in southern Germany, but made the shock choice that Canada will win Sunday's opening match against the hosts in Berlin. The octopus, whose gender is actually unknown, had to choose between two compartments in a plastic box in its tank, one with a Germany flag and one with a Canada one, with each containing a tasty morsel. Her prediction is a bold one as Germany, whose women are hoping to win their third consecutive World Cup, have never lost any of their previous nine matches to Canada. 

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Paula is one of eight salty soothsayers housed at eight different Sea Life centers in Germany competing to become the official successor to British-born Paul, who lived in an aquarium in Oberhausen. All eight will be asked to predict the outcome of all Germany's matches in the June 26-July 17 women's competition. Paul had 100 per cent record in the men's competition, correctly foretelling the outcome of all Germany's games, even a defeat to Serbia in the group stage and to Spain in the semi-finals, as well as Spain's victory in the final. In the process he cost bookmakers a fortune and won worldwide fame, with rolling news channels in Germany carrying live coverage when he was asked to choose – as they did with Paula on Friday. 

Paul died aged nearly three in October, sparking hundreds of messages of condolence from his fan club on social networking website Facebook, whose ranks have more than tripled since his death to more than 200,000. 

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Jack Kevorkian, 83, right to die activist, pulmonary thrombosis. Andrew Gold, 59, singer-songwriter ("Lonely Boy", "Thank You for Being a Friend"), heart attack. James Arness, 88, actor (Gunsmoke), natural causes. Jim Northrup, 71, baseball player (Detroit Tigers), seizure. Clarence Clemons, 69, saxophonist (E Street Band), complications following a stroke. Peter Falk, 83, actor (Columbo, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The In-Laws). Don Diamond, 90, actor (Crazy Cat from F Troop). 

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